Place:Norfolk Island

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NameNorfolk Island
Alt namesIsla Norfolksource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) p 320
Norfolksource: Wikipedia
Norfolk-Inselsource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) p 320
Norfuk Ailensource: Wikipedia
Île Norfolksource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) p 320
TypeNation
Coordinates29.033°S 167.95°E
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Burnt Pine
Kingston
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Norfolk Island (; Norfuk: Norfuk Ailen) is a small island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia (France), directly east of mainland Evans Head, and about from Lord Howe Island. The island is part of the Commonwealth of Australia, but it enjoys a large degree of self-governance. Together with two neighbouring islands, it forms one of Australia's external territories.

Originally colonised by East Polynesians, Norfolk Island was colonised by Britain as part of its settlement in Australia in 1788. It then served as a convict penal settlement until 1794, when it was abandoned until 1856, when permanent residence on the island for civilians began and it was settled from Pitcairn. In 1901, the island became a part of the Commonwealth of Australia which it has remained until this day.

The evergreen Norfolk Island pine is a symbol of the island and thus pictured on its flag (see illustration). Native to the island, the pine is a key export industry for Norfolk Island, being a popular ornamental tree on mainland Australia, where two related species grow, and also in Europe.

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